The FMG Daily — September 29, 2026
Good morning. Here's your federal-contracting briefing for September 29, 2026 — 6 new items from across the market.
📡 The Wire
Deloitte Wins $34.3M ICE Homeland Security Investigations Support Task Order
Deloitte Consulting LLP has been awarded a $34,280,337 task order to provide analytical, technical, logistical and administrative support to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations. The delivery order was issued under GSA's Multiple Award Schedule IDIQ contract GS00Q14OADU113 following a competitive fair-opportunity process.
HHS/BARDA Awards START2 Group $227M Other Transaction Agreement
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, through BARDA, has obligated $227,139,021 to START2 Group, Inc. under an Other Transaction Agreement. The multiyear deal, signed April 9, 2024, runs through September 2031 and supports applied biotechnology research and development.
GSA Awards Sigma Defense $52.1M Task Order for Stingray III FMV Upgrades
The General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service has awarded Sigma Defense Systems LLC a $52.1 million task order to update its Stingray III full-motion-video system. The delivery order, signed July 3, 2024, was issued under GSA's existing single-award IDIQ contract 47QFLA19D0010 and is funded by the Department of the Air Force.
Fed Proposes Rules Implementing GENIUS Act Stablecoin Oversight
The Federal Reserve Board proposed regulations on September 29 implementing its GENIUS Act responsibilities for Board-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers, including a separate rule barring anticompetitive tying arrangements. Comments are due November 30, 2026.
Education Department Finalizes Repeal of 2024 Title IX Rule, Restores Prior Regulations
The Education Department has published a final rule repealing its 2024 Title IX regulations and restoring the regulatory text that predated that rulemaking. The move follows nationwide vacatur of the 2024 rule, which the Department says it has not enforced for more than a year and a half.
Clark Construction Wins $332M CBP Task Order for Laredo Design-Build Project
Clark Construction Group LLC has been awarded a $332,000,000 task order by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for a design-build facility project in Laredo, Texas. The firm-fixed-price order, signed September 26, 2026, runs through September 2029 and was issued under CBP's multiple-award IDIQ construction contract after a competition that drew two offers.
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